4-H hosts talent contests

The annual Heritage Alive Mountain Youth Talent Contest is coming to downtown Sylva on Saturday, April 23, as part of the Greening Up the Mountains Festival.

Young artists ages 5 to 18 can showcase their talents in music, dance and poetry, prose or storytelling. 4-H will also host contests in Macon and Swain counties later in the year, and winners from all three competitions will have the opportunity to compete at the district and state level.